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Same problem as reported by others. Optics are great but the rubber coating is turning to sticky goo. Called Canon to ask about the repair and the tech support person on the phone claimed he had never heard of this problem before. Considering the number of reports of this I've found on the internet I think he was being less than truthful. After reading what others were quoted by Canon to fix the problem I guess I'll figure out how to live with it. Not very happy with the quality of a pair of binoculars that cost almost $600. UPDATE: The coating got so bad it was coming off on our hands and clothes so had to do something or throw them away. We used acetone and rags to clean the worst spots and, with a good bit of trouble, removed the coating completely. They even look better now. Under the rubber coating is hard, black, shiny material that forms the body of the binoculars.